This major award-winning exhibit, from the Elgin Area
Historical Society, focuses on a century of the Jewish experience in
the Midwestern community of Elgin, Illinois. Starting with the arrival
of the Adler brothers in the 1850s, it portrays a significant story
of struggle and achievement culminating a century later with the building
of a new synagogue, the consecration of a Jewish cemetery and the valued
participation of Jewish individuals in all aspects of Elgin’s
life.

This exhibit won a Mayor's Preservation
Award and will be on display at Congregation Kneseth Israel, 330 Division, Elgin, until May 2013. Weekdays, 9:00 to 3:00, or call for week-end hours, 847-742-5656, before visiting.

The exhibit at the Historical Society drew visitors
from around the United States, including Dr. Marshall Goldman of Cambridge,
MA and his family. Professor Goldman's grandparents Harris and
Anna Goldman were important figures in Elgin's Jewish experience.